Begusarai: Two persons were shot dead and as many injured after they were fired upon by unidentified gunmen near Maheshpur in Bihar's Begusarai district on Friday, police said.

Two armed persons riding a motorcycle stopped the bus, carrying members of a marriage party, and fired on them killing the bridegroom's cousin Mukesh Kumar Singh on the spot, while three others sustained injuries, they said. Of the injured, one died in the hospital later.